The World Bank Annual Report 1997

Introductory Material / Contents
   Letter of Transmittal
   The World Bank Group: the IBRD, IDA, IFC, ICSID and MIGA
   Message from the Chairman of the Executive Board

Overview of World Bank Activities in Fiscal 1997

Section One The Executive Board

Section Two Major World Bank Programs--Fiscal Year 1997

Section Three 1997 Regional Perspectives
    Africa
    East Asia and Pacific
    South Asia
    Europe and Central Asia
    Latin America and the Caribbean
    Middle East and North Africa

Summaries of Operations Approved for IBRD, IDA,
IDA Interim Trust Fund, and Trust Fund for Gaza
and the West Bank Assistance in Fiscal 1997

Section Four World Bank Operations and Administration

Section Five World Bank Finances

IBRD / IDA Appendices

Financial Statements of the IBRD

Special Purpose Financial Statements of the IDA

Special Purpose Financial Statements of the ITF

Index